Recommended

Rating: 7/10 (10 October 2015)

For me it was the most enjoyable Guillermo del Toro movie yet. I'm not a big fan of him, but this movie was cool.
Don't expect too much - it's a summer blockbuster. Robots vs. Monsters, nothing more. But it's well done, intense, with good CGI and score, good production design (Carol Spier, Cronenberg's regular) and decent acting.
I liked the goofy/clichéd/eccentric characters played by Burn Gorman (Gottlieb), Charlie Day (Dr. Geiszler) and Ron Perlman (Hannibal Chau). Actually, I recognized Clifton Collins Jr. as Choi and was certain he also plays the role of Gottlieb - they look absolutely like the same actor!
My main criticism is about Del Toro getting into the territory of George Lucas' "It's so dense" and Michael Bay's extreme close ups of action scenes. There's simply too much movement on the screen all the time: Rain, fog, robots and monsters in extreme close ups. It's too much for the eyes and I'm very pleased not watching the 3D version, which is probably a torture.
Also, the movie is slightly too long and should have ended a bit earlier - The ending is simply too much of an action/mess.
Overall it's a very enjoyable popcorn movie and I recommend seeing the 2D version.